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Hospital Corpsman Third Class Larry Dye, a preventive medicine technician with Forward Deployable Preventative Medical Unit Six (FDPMU-6), center, and Hospital Corpsman First Class Joey Mei a preventive medicine technician with FDPMU-6, back center, provides covering fire for Hospital Corpsman Second Class Riley Nortrom, a corpsman with FDPMU-6 during a contact left drill, Feb. 5, 2024, in Suffolk, Virginia. This event is part of a unique Weapons and Threat Recognition Training Course, specifically designed and tailored for FDPMU’s which are rapidly, deployable, and mobile units that provide Force Health Protection Support around the globe. The training is conducted to prepare the unit for deployments up to large scale combat operations to carry out their tasks, enable efficient weapon operation, engage in close combat if needed while deployed. (U.S. Navy photo by Desmond Martin)

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SUFFOLK, Va. - Hospital Corpsman Third Class Larry Dye, a preventive medicine technician with Forward Deployable Preventative Medical Unit Six (FDPMU-6), center, and Hospital Corpsman First Class Joey Mei a preventive medicine technician with FDPMU-6, back center, provides covering fire for Hospital Corpsman Second Class Riley Nortrom, a corpsman with FDPMU-6 during a contact left drill, Feb. 5, 2024, in Suffolk, Virginia. This event is part of a unique Weapons and Threat Recognition Training Course, specifically designed and tailored for FDPMU’s which are rapidly, deployable, and mobile units that provide Force Health Protection Support around the globe. The training is conducted to prepare the unit for deployments up to large scale combat operations to carry out their tasks, enable efficient weapon operation, engage in close combat if needed while deployed. (U.S. Navy photo by Desmond Martin)

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